Taming the Outerwear Beast!

by Hillary Reynolds
(Juneau, Alaska 99801)

Whew! All those mittens, hats, and scarves just lend themselves to a big heap by the door if you don't tame them in time! Then you have to deal with the "Where's my's". You know: "Where's my hat? Where's my spiderman scarf? Where's my other mitten with the pink hearts?" etc. Then, summertime can be just as annoying! "Where's my ball mitt? Where's my bug cage? Who took my gardening gloves?!"

First off, when it comes to winter wear, I limited each of my family, and myself, to 2 pairs of gloves or mittens, 2 hats, and 1 scarf.
Then, I bought one of those sweater organizers that you hang on your closet rod that has little shelves for storing sweaters. Instead, I turned it horizontally and mounted it to my wall. Voila! Instant cubby holes! Since my twins are just learning to read & we also have a 2 yr. old, I put a small picture(covered in contact paper)under each cubby so each person knows who's cubby belongs to who. They are responsible for putting their gear in there, and they know that if we go to leave the house, or go do an activity, and they can't find their gear, it is their consequence to their own actions. They will get very little sympathy from me, nor will I allow them to hold the rest of the family up because of their disorganization. It has made the area much neater around the door, as well as made coming/going much less stressful for me to coordinate!

Hope this helps someone out there!
Blessings,
Hillary
(Schooling in Snowy Alaska)

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